“But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.”

Matthew 9:12 (KJV) |

Matthew 9:12

From Matthew 9, in the Book of Matthew (New Testament).

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And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

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But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

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But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

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